Maggie Q Interview

Q&A: Maggie Q's "Lethal Combo"

So with your killer looks and martial arts abilities, you make for a pretty lethal combo?

Maggie Q: Lethal combo. Good one. We got to put that in the bio.

How do you maintain the looks with all these fight scenes?

MQ: I don’t maintain the looks. You should see me during an action film. I look like an abuse victim. I go to restaurants, and I say “excuse me” as I lift my arm, and I got this massive five-inch bruise and people always look at me like I’m crazy. And I like that. It’s cool to have scars and get bruised up and be tough. You know, when I need to move my sofa I could do it myself. And I like that. I don’t need to call anyone.

Do you enjoy working between Asia and Hollywood?

MQ: I feel so fortunate. Who can do that? It is just a really fated, weird thing that happened to me. I grew up in America. I happened to go to Asia for what was supposed to be two months but turned into nine years. I started something there, and now I’m starting something here, so I feel like I’m starting over at this stage. Which is fun because I’m not in my 20s anymore, and I still feel new at something.

I hear you are a big animal activist. Can you date a guy that's not a vegan?

MQ: Yes. I'll change them in the end [laughs]. There was a time where I thought I could only date vegans. I was wrong because I was missing the fact that somebody should be right for me first, instead of just having similar values. That’s where I was wrong, but it was a great learning experience. Now I figure if I have somebody who can support me, then it will allow me to be bigger and better in all of my activism.

I noticed you haven't followed the current trend of celebrities keeping in contact with fans through Twitter?

MQ: Not me. I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.

Note: Maggie has had a change of heart since the interview. She's been tweeting since February. Follow her @MaggieQ.